Jets place Jace Amaro on injured reserve

Posted by Josh Alper on September 1, 2015, 1:41 PM EDT

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The Jets had high hopes for tight end Jace Amaro as a receiver in his second NFL season, but they were put on ice Tuesday.

Amaro has been placed on injured reserve and will have surgery on the shoulder injury that’s kept him out of action this summer. The move strips the Jets of a target for Ryan Fitzpatrick and/or Geno Smith and robs Bills coach Rex Ryan of two chances to face Amaro after the tight end was critical of Ryan this offseason for the lack of accountability on the Jets last season.

Amaro had 38 catches for 345 yards and two touchdowns as a rookie. Jeff Cumberland and Kellen Davis are the veteran tight ends left on the roster, which may lead the Jets to look for another receiving option at the position as cuts are made this week.

Amaro was set to be more of a HB option for the Jets this year. In the last preseason game, they were using Quincy Enunwa in that HB position. He will be an interesting matchup problem for defenses, playing in that spot.

The Vikings have several tight ends that can catch including Chase Ford. It is possible that they drafted Rudolph’s replacement in Pruitt and would part with Rudolph if the price is right. His salary is pretty pricey but he can be a great player when healthy. I wouldn’t mind seeing the Vikings get a draft pick out of this position when they will have to cut someone anyway. The jets are weak at QB and a pass catching tight end is often the difference between winning and losing for a team without a strong QB.

Stop it Bills fans. TE is one of the more difficult transitions from college to the pro game but since he’s on the Jets roster he’s a bust. Got it. Enjoy watching Rex run your team into the ground. And pound…